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Monday, September 16, 2013

On September 13, Kerry and I celebrated our five year anniversary. I can't believe that we have been married for that long ! We actually aren't big gift givers for our anniversaries and we usually try to take a trip to celebrate. In the past years, we've gone to Arizona, Tennessee, Colorado, and this year we went the Lone Star State - Texas !So, the suggested gifts for five years is wood or silverware. We really don't need any silverware and I couldn't think of any furniture needs either. But while I was in Texas, I did some shopping and spotted a block of wood with some twine that was used as a picture "frame." I figured, why buy it when I can make it, DIY style.Materials:

8X8 wood block canvas (got mine at Michael's)

Brown paint

Modge Podge

Thick twine or hemp cording

Tools:

Paint brush

Staple gun

Glue gun and stick

Hand sander (or a piece of sand paper)

First, I painted the front, four sides, and part of the back of the wood canvas. Once it was dry, I put a very light coat of Modge Podge just to seal it and give it a little gloss. The bottle looks like it is from the 60s (I've actually had it since 2000 and it is just about done) !

Once it was fully dry again, I took a little hand sander and sanded the edges to rub off some paint. I also did the corners a bit to "round" them. This gave it a little rustic/worn look to it. Ok - so the picture is taken inside, but I definitely didn't sand it inside, otherwise my next picture would have been of me vacuuming the floor.

After that, I took the cording and stapled one end to the back, then wrapped it around about five times. I stapled it once while I was wrapping, then again at the end to keep it tight. Then I used some extra cording, tied a bow, and hot glued the bow to the cording. DONE! So simple and cute.

I found a nice picture of the two of us from a winery last year and popped it in there.

I love it ! I couldn't wait to give it to Kerry. I had to go over to my neighbor's house to show her, otherwise I would have given it to Kerry a couple days early…I ruin surprises because I get too excited about them.This was such a quick and simple project. You could use any color paint and probably even put in a 5 x 7 picture as well. Love it ! And so did Kerry. It is in his office as I write this.What else have you used as a frame for a picture?Now you can Do It Yourself Too !~Stephanie

About Me

Welcome to Simply DIY2! My husband and I bought our first house in May (2011) and I am happily making changes (sometimes with Kerry's help) to make it into our own. I'll be sharing my experiences and projects as I go along. Hope you enjoy the blog and can use the ideas as inspiration to do it yourself too!